Directed by Arunima Sharma, Amazon Prime Video’s latest series Jee Karda is a story about seven childhood friends who navigate through the challenges and spheres of adulthood.
Brief from the story
Jee Karda’s story revolves around Seven high school friends who believed their lives would be organized by the time they were 30 was wrong; their lives have instead become a huge, heated mess. They experience life, laugh, love, make mistakes, have their hearts crushed, mature a little, and learn that the best friendships and relationships that are perfect in life are a luminous shade of grey.
The show’s tone was established in the opening five minutes when the characters jump to 15 years later, where each of them deals with the consequences of the very same feature, element, or person they were warned to avoid.
To learn how each of them ended up there one needs to watch the whole series as you already know the beginning and the conclusion.
Usual concept of friendship and relationships?
Jee Karda is refreshing but not original in its concept. There are many such stories rooted in popular culture, like Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani which has a similar scenario involving friends getting into tough crossroads. The series looks at the effects of adolescent excess and euphoria. It does this without producing anything that could be considered to be strikingly surprising.
Center of performances
Performance-wise Tamannaah in the character of Lavanya is unquestionably the star of the series since she tried something new and succeeded spectacularly.
Aashim Gulati expresses his vivid character as Arjun in a similar way, however, he keeps it to himself and doesn’t even reveal it to his pals.
Suhail Nayyar as Rishab is remarkable because he is a cute person who respects his parents’ traditions and also lives life to the fullest with the love of his life.
Although Anya Singh’s portrayal of Preet is somewhat releasable, the storyline assigned to her is regretfully the weakest of all.
Samvedna Suwalka plays Sheetal, a joint family bride who cries at the top of her lungs demanding a separate area for her and her husband because she feels suffocated.
Sayan Banerjee portrays Melroy as a homosexual man who has only had an abusive existence since he was a little child.
Last but not least is Hussain Dalal, who wrote the story alongside Abbas Dalal, Arunima Sharma, and others. He plays Shahid, a character who hails from a lesser social class than his friend and has never had it easy.
Light of the Series
The element that gives life to the show Jee Karda is the captivating melodies of Sachin-Jigar’s music. They diligently compile and curate a playlist that is soothing to the ear, intoxicatingly hummable, and adds significance to the series. These songs would have undoubtedly had a life of their own if they had been presented in a more polished, sophisticated production.
Jee Karda isn’t all that poor, but it definitely could have used more nuance and insight.
